Fatigue - Canada: Lobbyists 1 - Pilots nil - Safety looses - Curt Lewis

Looks like the US game: Cargo pilots nil - Mainline carriers 1

Canada exempts small airlines from pilot fatigue rules after lobbying

Aug 10 Canada's transportation regulator has made smaller carriers exempt for now from long-delayed rules on pilot fatigue, handing a partial victory to the airline industry after intense lobbying, and frustrating a major pilots' union.

In a filing with the federal register, Canada Gazette, on Saturday, Transport Canada said it plans to cap duty time at nine to 13 hours depending on when shifts start, down from 14 hours, among other scheduling limits.

But it restricted the changes to bigger airlines, in contrast with a September draft that would have applied to the whole industry. It pledged to issue rules for the smaller carriers soon, but gave no further details.